THE EAST-WEST PIPELINE, WHICH RUNS ACROSS THE KINGDOM, IS KEY TO SAUDI ARABIA’S STRATEGY OF SHIFTING ITS OIL EXPORTS TO THE RED SEA TO AVOID THE PERSIAN GULF’S STRAIT OF HORMUZ, WHERE IRANIAN ATTACKS HAVE STIFLED SHIPPING. THE 1,200-KILOMETER (745-MILE) PIPELINE CAN CARRY UP TO 7 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL A DAY - AP
*SAUDI: EAST–WEST PIPELINE SHUT DOWN AS PRECAUTION AFTER ATTACK
*SAUDI: EAST–WEST PIPELINE WAS HIT BY MULTIPLE ATTACKS THUR.
*SAUDI: EAST–WEST PIPELINE ATTACKS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE INJURIES